An Update on the Effects of Marijuana & Its Potential Medical Use: Forensic Focus‪.‬

Abstract There is a specific need to provide updated data on marijuana effects for scientific accuracy and forensic credibility. Marijuana is difficult to classify as a substance, and there is a widespread lack of a balanced perspective on the effects of the drug. After discussing the latest evidence on marijuana effects and the drug's potential for dependence, the present review provides current and balanced coverage of the deleterious effects of the drug on a variety of behaviors and the drug's potential for medical use. Finally, the importance of a balanced view in light of the Supreme Court's Daubert decision and the increased need for a current database to provide forensic testimony in cases involving marijuana effects are discussed.